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The annual Cranford Hospice fundraising tour of Hawke's Bay gardens of note later this week has sold out.

Holmes said he was behaving himself in hospital, "being looked after well and very content".

The 62-year-old, who had been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - a genetic condition in which the heart muscle becomes thick and blocks blood flow - underwent a four-hour open-heart operation in June. To hasten recovery, he was put on life support in an induced coma.

After flying home to Hastings to rest, he quickly suffered breathing problems and was admitted to Hawkes Bay Hospital for a few days.